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Dr. Aaron Hoffman - Lap Band done in Buffalo, NY (Dr. Hoffman)

loraine

By loraine, in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals

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vicki s    146

vicki s
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Vicki,

They think you have a slipped band and there making you wait til June 3rd? That doesnt sound right. Why arent they checking to put your mind at ease?

Rain

not really sure rain, DR H. said to stop taking my potassium meds and to stop downstairs on my next appt date to have the test done, he said lisa would schedule it and she did for 8:30 am.. Someone said he was going out of town, so maybe he didn't want to deal with it now..I;m not really sure. he said if he had to operate, it wouldnt be as bad as the first surg!!!!!:thumbup: OMG i hope it;s not slipped.

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val    7

val
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now believe it or not it feels like i dont have enough restriction but i go back to see hoff on the 19th- barb said they would add a little if i needed it...i prob will. i like when he does the fills he numbs the area first and doesnt let me see the needle...barb didnt...lol and im a nurse

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RAINWI    4

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They better numb me even after eight tries they never get it in. Ive only had Hoffman do my fills and he cant even find it! I have an appt on the 13th and cant wait Im sure I need a fill this time around.I hate the pain but like the results Im pretty sure Im close to my sweet spot.

Rain

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DeeH    0

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My appointment is on the 12th 8am Hope I get a fill...I haven't lost anything in 2 months! Maybe this band isn't going to work for me :thumbsup:

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RAINWI    4

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Shar,

Thanks for letting me know the date I plan on being there I always have a good time, I just have a better time drinking martinis on wednesday with my girlfriends! But I wont make plans to do that on the 20th!

Thanks

Rain

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NBflo Girl    2

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Shar,

Thanks for letting me know the date I plan on being there I always have a good time, I just have a better time drinking martinis on wednesday with my girlfriends! But I wont make plans to do that on the 20th!

Thanks

Rain

Rain, Martinis sound good to me also.. Maybe one night during the summer after the meeting a group of us can go down to a Martini Bar somewhere on Elmwood or close by..

shar

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RAINWI    4

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sounds like a plan Shar!

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TP7583    0

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Hey all! I am from Niagara Falls, Dr. Hoffman banded me on March 10th,2008, he is wonderful and so very passionate about his work. When i wasn't doing so well ( as in gaining) he was there to kick my butt back in line as well, so its great!! His assistant lisa is wonderful as well, she is such a huge help when some of my paper work came up missing. Surgery couldnt have gone better, no pain meds ect...down about 82lbs.

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val    7

val
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hey that sounds good to me...chocolate martinis are good and they have the chocolate bar downtown

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val    7

val
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hey TP great job! you were banded a few weeks before me...and u have lost a lot more than me

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val    7

val
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i may try to go to the support meeting this month

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bugsbuni70    1

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I have a appt. to see Dr H on May 12 at 10:00 but now I have to reschedule because I don't have a ride. It's not fair but oh well. I just bought a new house so I've been busy . I hope everyone is well.

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BetsyLynne    0

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had my final appointment today. there only concern was my white blood cell count was high, but both lori and barb think it is because i was on steroids due to my asthma. by this time next week i will be banded,, i cannot wait. when i had my gall bladder out i was so afraid! this time i am not i am just excited

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NBflo Girl    2

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Betsy, good for you.. stay excited and don't be scared. I also was terrified but it was not bad at all. Good luck.

shar

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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